

PG · 122 min
The River
Directed by Mark Rydell
Starring Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer...
Release
Dec 1, 1984
Budget
$18M
Breakeven
$45M(2.5x)
Gross
$11,500,000
Profit
-$33,500,000
He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
Release
Dec 1, 1984
Budget
$18M
Breakeven
$45M(2.5x)
Gross
$11,500,000
Profit
-$33,500,000
PG · 122 min